A basket held 27 apples. Eight were used for a pie, and then 6 more were added. How many apples are in the basket now?
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- First find how many apples remained after the pie.
- Calculate 27 − 8 + 6.
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Answer: 25
After the pie, 27 − 8 = 19 apples remained. Adding 6 more brings the number to 25.